Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-08-04
smBGGLH OPIUM.
Mr.. Bartlett Interviewed
Concerning the ART
turns Seizure.
Request Rrsn . straaws Man-fruzk,
Said % csufain Books-HarDsay
% the RvaaEel- Minkisr
BOysotted-Port Tswn-
send News

L NoyeoaAEN-Ioth iva
send News
TRsssl1T Cor. Pest EnsslESgsnow.
BARzLKxx uxHKvuwED.
THAT ID q pretty ugly charge ngat9Hs
FO O. Bartlett. tbs moKninR. 70 fbe
Ro9T ENTKzL1aK1uER correspondent, az
/ Ter reading telegram IN the PogT-IH-
mxzanHCzR from San Francesca, In
Which Captain sloan, Of tha bark
Areturus. Is reported 10 have made IN
aEsdavit iuplioatinR BaFsleta IN ship
ping I've trunks Of opium 20 the Bay
City.
s,On o. shout JAY Isfh.r continued
Mr.. Bartlett. "a well drea8ed man aboat
thirty yeaxa Of aRe, wearing suib Of
ileht clothes. wish liRht hair nod nous
taehe, purchased two trunks from one
store. He said that be wished % ship
some books TO San FRANCHISE. aud did
not want to send them by the steamer.
a. baggage 10 handled % csEelssHiy By
their officials. Hs requested thAs
ship them on cne Of my vaessla Az
such requests have BEEN made QRife
fEequsntly In the pasf, Iconeented. He
said his name was GFea, and that he
would cal for them In san Francisco
On the vessels arrival.
81 put the trunks on the AFsturus and
thought nothing more Of the affair
until Monday night, when received
the following dispatch:
San FRANcIsCo, Aug. ]. 1851.
Alfred BarfEsft, Port Townsend: The
two trunks pat on board By you con-
tanned opium. What do you know
about them7 Who are they foF9 Have
forgotten consiRnee's name. Answer
immediately. JAMES SEoAN.'
81 answered Immediately a. follows,
by wire:
"'PoRr TOWNSEND. Aug. 2, 1887.
Capt. James Sloan, bark 4TcfBSss, Saa
FraReiseo: The shipper Of thc0e trunks
was stranger. He Is NOS here. Ycu
had better bring back or store them.
The stranger said they contained books.
ALRRED BkRTLKfF,so
Mr.. Bartlett then continued e. fol-
lows: mo; have Numerous requests
every month to ship packages or trunks
of this nature, and 90 loDg - the ship
per paid the freight charges I never
tookthe trouble 10 investigate the con-
tents. This il. however, the first time
lever sent anything BY the ArctuFus.
Captain sloan IL a. innocent Of che
charges Of SMUGGLING as 10 10 possible
for q man to be-"
HARMONY on TIE KyANGKL.
Captain TaEts, Of the steamer Evan
eel, came into the branch office of the
PosT-IHTELIIaEEcER In this city this
morning.
"The trouble between myself and the
mail clerk said be, "waB caused By /
Connolly not desiring 20 ACCEPT the reg
ular mail room, that has been occupied /
for years by ether mail clerks. He want- |
ed one Of my rooms which Il reserved ex- /
clusively for ladies. thought Connolly 1
vas spreading it on too thick, and 90 /
informed him. Captains Britain and /
MunFoe requested me this morning to
Connolly with what he de-
sired and ! acoeded, they paying an
extra compensation for the privilege"
Tue Evaugel Isft this morning on The
5ehome route with the mail. This IL
the last trip that ! will make on the
route" said Captain TaRte. The con-
tractors must make other arrangements
10 carry the mail. My steamer will re-
sume her old route on next Monday.n
The Phantom, IL ID understood, viii be |
repaired sufsicieatly by Friday 10 make |
he trips until the Libby is completed.
KNOCKED sENsKLEss AND RoBRKD.
George Daniels left Port Discovery
asst night IN company with q stranger. ,
Knocked Daniels senseless with a cane
md robbed him Of $64. Daniels could
lot describe she fellow very accurately. .
THRKE BURoLARIKs. IL
At last the mysterious night maEauder 4
Ias oondescended 10 pay bis regards 10 =
be Port Of Entry. Differing somewhat | =
0 regard TO taste from the individuals \
tho operated in the Queen City and s
aooma last winter, this important |
ersonage does not confine himself 4
Dlels to literature aud the luxuFies Of \
fe. r.
some time during the night while the
amily were 81 home, the residence of q
hafies Pink vas burgalized. A small A
im Of money, besides lot Of valuable
-inkets we're stolen.
While Herman Trapur, was ia Dream. =.
md last night, the knight Of the SWag
ntered bis dwelling and abstFacted ali o
be valuables In the house, amounting =
, over 800. One gold watch and q
hahn. three bFeastpins, three sets Of d
sr-Fings, Fings, chains. ETC., in fact, all / x
aat vas necessary 10 establish q hrst b
lass ievelFy store vas carried away. ] v
0 this instance the burglar entered the Of
edehamber Of the host aud vent b
hrough the bureau drawers for his o.
alaables. 10
An antempt vas also made 10 break a
nto the house Of Frank p. Loitus, dur n
og the same night. Evidently the b
l1ralars were frightened before accom-
fishing their desire.
HEALTH oYTTcEs B0TcoTrKD. Il,
A temporary organization Of boat /
men has been effected and q petition
las been circulated among them, which
vas unanimously signed, and which !.
binds each and every individual mem
Der thereof not 10 take DR.. WinkleF. ,
he Health OHiceF. 81 to any vessels
1nless the sun Of 81 Be paid IN ed
sarOa This amOunt II ulaead In the